Shloka 10

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

रजस्वलात्वं नैतासां पुण्यक्षेत्रप्रभावतः । रंतुकं तु पुरासाद्य द्वारपालं महाबलम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

rajasvalātvaṃ naitāsāṃ puṇyakṣetraprabhāvataḥ | raṃtukaṃ tu purāsādya dvārapālaṃ mahābalam || 10 ||

Translation

ସେହି ପୁଣ୍ୟକ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ପ୍ରଭାବରୁ ସେଇ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କର ରଜସ୍ୱଳାଭାବ ହେଲା ନାହିଁ। ପରେ ସେମାନେ ମହାବଳୀ ଦ୍ୱାରପାଳ ‘ରନ୍ତୁକ’ଙ୍କୁ ପହଞ୍ଚି ଆଗକୁ ଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• rajasvalātvam: menstruation/being in menses
• rajasvalātvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajasvalātva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• etāsām: of these (women)
• etāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• puṇya-kṣetra-prabhāvataḥ: due to the power of the holy place
• puṇya-kṣetra-prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक) (समस्त)
• Form: हेतौ तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb in -tas), ‘प्रभावात्’ = from/owing to the power; समासः: पुण्यकṣेत्र (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष) + प्रभाव (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• raṃtukam: Rantuka (proper name)
• raṃtukam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṃtuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• purā: formerly/earlier
• purā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• āsādya: having approached
• āsādya: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having approached/attained’

• dvārapālam: gatekeeper
• dvārapālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक) (समस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्वारस्य पालः)

• mahābalam: very strong/mighty
• mahābalam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) (समस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) द्वारपालम् प्रति

Speaker

Narada (narrating within a Tirtha-Mahatmya section; dialogic frame traditionally with Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rantuka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights puṇyakṣetra-prabhāva—the extraordinary sanctifying potency attributed to a tīrtha—capable of overriding ordinary bodily/ritual conditions and enabling uninterrupted sacred progression in the pilgrimage narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by stressing that sacred geography and approach to holy thresholds (guarded by a dvārapāla) are part of devotional practice—pilgrimage and reverent entry into a holy domain become acts that sustain spiritual focus.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Dharmic-ritual concerns (śauca/āśauca and purity rules) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the verse assumes practical knowledge of ritual purity conventions and how tīrthas are believed to mitigate impediments.